Combination article of furniture for children&#39;s use.



N. E. NEGUS AND 0. F. 'MAIDIVIENT. COMBINATION ARTICLE OF FURNITURE FO RCHILDRENS USE.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. 27, I919.

Patented Dec. 30, 1919.

'nnrrnn srarns Parana: ornion NORMAN EDEVIN NEGUS AND ownnFEEDERICKdlM-LIDMENT, OF STANMOBE, NEAR SYDNEY, KEV] EiOUTI-I VJALES,AU$TRALL L COMBINATION ARTICLE OF FUBNXTURE FOR CHILDRENS USE.

Application filed March 27, 1'91 To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, NORMAN EDWIN linens, residing at Stanmore, nearSydney, in the State of New South Wales, Commonwealth of Australia, andOWEN FnEDnnioK Manninn'r, residing at Stanmore, near Sydney, in theState of New South VI ales, Coininonwealth of Australia, have inventedan Improved Combination Article of Furniture for Childrens Use, of whichthe following is a specification.

This invention relates to a new and improved article of furniture forchildrens use and has been devised in order to provide an amusementdevice for children which is readily convertible into a variety ofarticles having useful functions.

To meet the various requirements of childhood, it is customary toprovide separate articles, as chairs equipped with means for holdingfood utensils rocking cradles, and amusement devices for playtime asswings and rocking carriages.

According to the present invention, there are provided in the onearticle of furniture a combination of several of such articles whichhitherto have been commonly made and used as distinct articles. Meansare provided whereby the article of furniture may be readily converted,as required, and rendered safe and stable in whatever capacity it isbeing employed.

In order that the invention may be clearly understood, reference is hadto the accompanying explanatory drawings wherein Figure 1 is a view inperspective of the combined article of furniture when placed in ahorizontal position.

Fig. 2 is a view in perspective of the combined article of furniturewhen placed in a vertical position for the purposes hereinafterdescribed.

Fig. 3 is a fragmentary view in perspective of a detail of theinvention.

The childs combined article of furniture and toy has side-pieces t whichare preferably given animal outlines as illustrated and are connectedtogether by suitable struts or bars 5. A pair of rockers 6 are attachedto or formed integrally with the side-pieces 4c and located transverselybetween the latter is a seat 7. A backrest 8 is pivotally attached at 9to the side pieces 4 and is n1aintained in position by catches 10. Afront flap 11 is pivotally attached forwardly in Specification ofLetters Patent. Patented Deg 30,.1919

serial No. 255,588.

the side-pieces i forwardly of the seat 7 and catches 12 serve to retainit in horizontal allnement with the said seat when required.

Transverse rockers 13 are provided and these are inovably fitted inorder that they may be readily raised or lowered as required. Thepreferred manner of fitting said transverse rockers 13 is illustrated inFig. 1 and in detail in 3. The transverse rockers furnished at each endwith aseries of holes l t are vertically slidable in guides 15 securedon the inner sides of the rockers 6, and having adjustment holes 16.inserted through the guides 15 into the holes formed in the ends of thetransverse rockers 13 rigidly secure the latter in an adjusted position.

When tl e article of furniture is p0sitioned vertically, as isillustrated in Fig. 2, the center of gravity is located well forward toprevent risk of falling backwardly. To this end, the forward legs 18 aremade shorter than the rear legs 19. When the article is in thisposition, the side 20 0f the backrest 8 is adapted for use as a seat anda o ed backrest 21 which is preferably n xined of transverse slats 22 issecured to the side-pieces at.

it dining tray 23 is attached to the sidepieces at by means of arms 24:movable about pivots Stops 26 retain said tray 23 in position in frontof the seat 20 and a rim or border 27 serves to prevent displacement ofdishes or other articles placed on said dining tray.

A plurality of cords or the like 28 are united at 29 and have their freeends at tached to eyes or rings 30 secured to the side-pieces. A spring31 is secured to the cords 28 and functions to insure comfortable andsmooth motion when the article is used as a swinging carriage.

In order that the article may be used as a commode chair, in either itsvertical or horizontal position, apertures 32 are formed in the seat, 7and 20, and suitable means as slides are furnished to retain a commodein position beneath either seat.

lVhen the article of furniture is required for use as a simple rockingcarriage, it is placed on the longitudinal rockers 6. In order toconvert the article into a cradle the transverse rockers 13 are loweredso as to rais the longitudinal rockers 6 from the floor surface and saidtransverse rock- Pins 17 ers are locked in the adjusted position bymeans of the pins 17. The backrest S and the front flap 11 are thenplaced in horizontal alinement with the seat 7, thereby forming asupport for a mattress or other bedding material.

When required for use as a swinging carr riage, the article is suspendedin a horizontal position from a hook or like member by means of thecords 28 and the interposed spring 31; In this latter position thebaclc' rest 8 and front flap 11 may be placed to suit either a sittingor a reclining position.

means on said sid frames for fixing said When required, the combinationarticle can be employed as a high dining chair with an attached tabl bypositioning it as is shown in Fig. 2 upon the legs 18 and 19 and 4allowing the dining tray 23 to rest on the fixed to and extendingbetween the side frames, a member forming a back-rest pivotallysupported on said side frames, a front flap pivotally supported on saidside frames,

member and said front flap in alinement with said seat, when the articleis hori- .zontally positioned, and a curved back-rest cooperating withsaid member when the article is vertically positioned.

3. A rocking carriage comprising a pair of sides, struts rigidlyconnecting said sides, a transverse seat between said sides, a backrestand a front flap between said sides, means for placing said back-restand said front flap either in horizontal alinement withsaid seat or inangular relation thereto, longitudinal and transverse rockers on saidrocking carriage and means for placing and maintaining either of saidsets of rockers out of contact with the ground surface, substantially asdescribed. 7

4. An article of furnitur for childrens use comprising a pair of sides,struts rigidly connecting said sides, a horizontal seat between saidsides, a front flap and a backrest for said seat, means for adjustingsaid flapand said back-rest in horizontal alinement with said seat andin angular relation thereto, a'second back-rest rearward of the firstmentioned back-rest providing a seat when the article is in a verticalposition, a

, dining tray pivotally attached to said sides,

longitudinal and transverse rockers, means for retaining eithertransverse or longitudinal rockers out ofcontact with the groundsurface, an aperture in each of said seats, means for retaining areceptacle beneath either of said seats, and rear and front supports atone end of said article of furniture, the front supports being of lesslength than the rear supports, substantially as described and for thepurposes set'forth.

In testimony whereof we our signatures in presence of two witnesses.

NORMAN EDWIN NEGUS. OWEN FREDERICK MAIDMENT.

Witnesses M. STARFIELD,

W. J. Clinton.

